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Don’t throw it away, repair it.
Repair those carbon button keyboards and remotes!
More keyboards repairs with a different solution.
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Heathkit Weather Station Part 2.
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Sorry for the long time between videos and the shortness of part 2. Life can really get in the way. But, finally, here is the making of the final wind sensor.
Heathkit weather station repair
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The long journey to repair a beautiful weather station and create the needed sensors.
Commodore, Apple or Radio Shack- Did you have one of the first?
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A little history of the first big three and which one I think had the most impact in the late 70's.
Timex Sinclair's final try a successful home computer.
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Timex Sinclair's final entry in the home computer market before the Timex Computer division shutdown completely.
6 Minute Ram 1500 Backup Camera Repair
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Sometimes it just takes a cleaning of contacts.
Mattel Aquarius: The computer that was barely there.
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Find out why the Mattel Aquarius had the shortest life of all home computers computers in the 1980s.
Zenith/Heathkit Floppy System Brought Back From the DEAD.
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Is this $20 purchase worth the trouble, you bet.
Repairing an 8" Shugart Floppy Drive that's seen better days
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Repairing an 8" Shugart Floppy Drive that's seen better days
TRS-80 Model II- It Has Extras I Didn't Expect!
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TRS-80 Model II- It Has Extras I Didn't Expect!
Olympic Tube Radio Repair Part 2 - The Phonograph
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Olympic Tube Radio Repair Part 2 - The Phonograph
1942 Olympic Tube Radio/Phonograph Repair Part 1
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1942 Olympic Tube Radio/Phonograph Repair Part 1
Compaq Part 2: Repairing a defective plasma screen
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Compaq Part 2: Repairing a defective plasma screen
Multiple problems with a Compaq Portable III (Part 1)
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Multiple problems with a Compaq Portable III (Part 1)
Hyperion Take #2: Repairing the Real Time Clock
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Hyperion Take #2: Repairing the Real Time Clock
Dynalogic Hyperion, the first MS-DOS portable computer.
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Dynalogic Hyperion, the first MS-DOS portable computer.
IBM-PC Expansion Unit. Tecmar's entry into PC expansion and beyond.
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IBM-PC Expansion Unit. Tecmar's entry into PC expansion and beyond.
Atari Floppy Drive - Fixing someone else's repair attempts
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Atari Floppy Drive - Fixing someone else's repair attempts
TRS-80 Model 100 Repair (And a little background)
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TRS-80 Model 100 Repair (And a little background)
TI-99/4a Peripheral Expansion Unit Upgrade
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TI-99/4a Peripheral Expansion Unit Upgrade
HP print head repair (AKA) FFS Don't buy cheap ink
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HP print head repair (AKA) FFS Don't buy cheap ink
Replacing pads and rotors on a 2016 Ram 1500
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Replacing pads and rotors on a 2016 Ram 1500
TRS-80 Model 1& 4 Keyboard repair and replacement
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TRS-80 Model 1& 4 Keyboard repair and replacement
Another dashcam died on me, or did it?
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Another dashcam died on me, or did it?
That was a hell of a piece of equipment back then. Cost more than the model 4 itself. Nice to see one in working condition.
Agreed on the TRS80 model 1. It was a ground breaking budget computer for the masses at its particular time. It was quickly superseded by the C64 as the budget computer of choice; but shortly afterwards, RadioShack did it again. Their incredible Tandy 1000 series beat the hell out of IBM and all the other XT clones offering so much more for much less money; and helped many people get their foot into the door of x86. RS deserves their lauded place in the history of the personal computer.
How did you test the hard sector floppy drives using a soft sector PC controller? Or are they not hard sector drives? Normally, for example, the H89 or H8 had the H17 hard sector drive setup.
Use a ultrasonic clear and and acetone with water as a solvent cleaner for dry ink
This is the best video I’ve seen on doing the brakes on a 2016 ram 1500 4x4
Glad it could help!
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Watched a few videos. You made it simpler by far. Ty
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Internal pressure in the capacitor, improperly contained. Caps have that little X on them so that it can "vent" out the top, but this one didn't work. Probably a manufacturing defect.
I make a replacement modern keyboard that is a drop-in replacement if you ever decide to never have to deal with this problem ever again.
Haha, I was about to comment about your keyboard. :)
The little computer that couldn't.
The age of Aquarius, NOT!!
nice but it would have been nice for others working on this for you to have held up the backplane for a few seconds without your hand covering the power connections, so those of us who are working on these without the markings being clear can have a look at yours. Folks like me. :D
🤣 Sorry, you should see how much I edit out my big head and or hands.
This video was very helpful. Thank you. I was able to change my brakes with no problem.
Thank you! It’s comments like this that help when I wonder if I’m doing any good.
If there is no floppy disk in the drive, it might try to boot the HD first.
It does look for one when the hard drive card in. But the card I have is version one which only works with the 8 meg drive. Super hard to find. I took the card out so it will boot straight to a floppy.
FYI... The Model II was notorious for corrupting data if a floppy disk was in the drive when you turned the power on. I learned the hard way to always open the door before powering up.
Too long, boring
Hi what resin? Thanks
First break Chang I’ve ever done. Went seamlessly, thanks to your video. Thank you sir
I’m glad it helped!
Thanks for the video, I was looking for a different issue, which helped me see what it looked like before opening up the panel. On another note, I noticed you blurred your license plate at the beginning of the video, but later when you show the reverse camera working, it clearly shows the plate.
I had one, don't know what happened to it.
Helpful video, as I am tackling my neighbors dodge. I would add that I always add anti seize to the back of the rotors and all the bolts. I'm always careful to not overuse the anti seize so none gets on the rotor or pads. But it sure helps the next guy who may be working on the brakes. I use a weighted rubber hammer for any "adjustments" as well.
Good advice, especially in a northern state with a lot of salt on the roads for months
So dumb! Thank you for your help, Solved our problem too 😂
I’m glad it helped!
I watched part I of your video as well. Very complete job on telling us all how you went from point A to point Z to bring this weather station back to life! One suggestion... Once you have the display unit when you want it and it is all working the way it should, do a 5 to 10 minute video of the entire display to show how it's working. Plus there are those of us who geek out on those types of videos! Thanks!!
Glad you enjoyed it! I just may do that, at the moment I am replacing a voltage regulator for the +5v on it. After adding the new sensors the strain on that old one was too much and was overheating badly.
@@drueking You also wondered when the speed hit 18 mph cause you didn't see that when your camera was there. I noticed on the display unit that at the time your speed was set to knots, so you may want to set it to mph. What is the highest gust you've recorded with it so far, and may I ask, what State are you located in? Thank you for your time.
I just noticed that over the weekend. Thanks!
What is the model of the Samsung TV you were using for the demo? It looks more like a computer monitor.
LN-T2342. Got it at Goodwill for $10. I've been looking for TVs that are old enough to have a boatload of different input connectors and this one has about any type you need: Antenna, HDMI, component, s-video, etc.
@@drueking I just looked it up. Agreed it's a nice alternative for an old school monitor (for at least testing) if you can get one cheap.
Glad you explained and suggested the wood backing. I just bought this mount and already prepared myself for going into the attic to put backing in lol
Glad it was helpful!
Hi !!!!, u are great !!!!, I´m from Argentina, I have my TRS 80 MODEL II but unfortunally I have no keyboard, it´s a great work !!!, do u know haw to replace the original keyboard or a damaged one on a mistic MODEL II?, GO AHEAD !!!
Keep looking for one on EBay. Just understand that a 40+ year old keyboard WILL need new foam pads. Thanks for watching!
Impressive!! Nicely done!
Thank you!
Same/similar issue. Didn’t work for me. When I tap the error 7x I get error code T0208. They’re sending a new MCB so I have to wait for that to show up THEN schedule. What a crock of shit.
That’s lousy. 😡
how much are those worth now?
They are getting more rare, not as much as the Models' 12 and 16. I think 2 years ago I paid around $350 AFTER shipping and felt lucky, especially because of the almost new condition of the keyboard, that's rare. It needed a fair amount work of course. The shipping gets you though because this thing is heavy, so watch that if you're looking, It could add $100.
Great video . Myself I just ad a bar over the end of the ratchet to make it easier to remove the bigger bolts
Yeah, I should have .
You did an awesome job with painting. And I'm fairly sure that cleaning the pins of the chip solved some potential issues.
Thanks!
Correction! I worked for Heathkit. The H-8 Computer came out in the Fall of '76 not '79.
Woaw😍
Weird wind direction sensor, I used to work on several kinds of industrial weather sensors and the RM young brand ones were magnetic, the climatronics brand used a pot and just delivered a voltage. The best were the all ultrasonic ones, no moving parts... All were hooked up to a ESC data logger with a MET card. THe only hard part about working on them was climbing up the tower, some were 100 meter up.
I have one of these weather stations, fully functional. Nothing "weird" about the sensor in my opinion. It's a Heathkit. These are work horses if you keep them in good condition and know how to, or know someone, who can work on them. Why did you have wind sensors 100 meters up?
Screen turns green when a program is running in basic.
I wonder if I can find that program (T-Type?) on WoS (World of Spectrum)? Also, there's a shortcut to tape loading - just use LOAD " " - it's 2 of the double quotes, with no space in between. I put in the space, so you can see it's 2 actual quotes. :) Cool video, and would you mind posting the names of the programs on the included cassette? There might be a way to revitalize what's there, but it would require some emulation and re-digitizing. I also have a TS-2068, and I have at least one emulator that I can coax into making tape files "audible" again. The cool thing about the TS and Spectrum was that the tape format is essentially identical so you can load most Spectrum programs (without machine code) into the 2068, and - as a bonus, if you had UPLOAD2000, you could convert some TS-1000 or ZX-81 stuff as well. I just hope I can find my copy of the "upload" program before bit-rot sets in ! lol Thank you so much for the history lesson and the added backgrounder on the machine that I'm so fond of, even to this day. (Edited, obvs)
The programs are Turtle Graphics, Home Accounting and Keyboard Tutorial.
@@drueking Thank you. :)
What is the model tv you have? I am wondering the dimensions of your 55" tv as well as the weight.
It's a Hisense, nothing fancy to be sure, but it is not too bad on weight, if I were to guess, I would say around 20 lbs.
could you please tell me how much it (trs 80 model II) weighed?
Sorry for the delay, it's 48 lbs, one of the heaviest I have except a floor unit.
@@drueking thanks a lot. I tried to find out this info on the internet but unsuccessfully .
@@drueking how much are they worth now? Are they worth keeping if we have one?
Could you please
Thank you!!!! Problem solved 🙏
My neighbor across the street had a Heathkit system with 8” floppies. It seemed very primitive compared to my Atari 600xl, but you really get a sense for the first generation 8bit computers looking at those machines.
So happy for this post! Two years later and it's still relevant and worked like a charm!
Thanks for the video. I'm going to tackle this job on all four wheels soon. Just wondering what kind of headlights you have on your truck. I am looking at after market LED upgrades for mine and like the look of the ones you have on yours. Thanks again.
I always replace RIFA caps. Even the old caps should be replaced as they can be dried out.. 80’s was quite a while back.
All my projects all in one place and wife is happy to get rid of husband and vice versa. Happy ending...
no loctite?
These are so cool! I never knew about these in the 80's. I was into Commodore 64's, Apple Computers, and TRS -80's. Seeing this makes me wish that Commodore had done something like this. How cool!
Hey, Seba from Argentina here. Once it goes down, can you turn it? Let say I want to watch the tv from another part of my living room, can I turn the tv so I can watch it from anywhere in the room?
I have one of these in my car right now! A fraternity brother was cleaning out his father-in-law's storage unit and knew I collected retro equipment. This (still in original dust cover), as well as the disk expansion unit with two drives in it (neatly boxed), a DMP-400 printer (with dust cover), boxes of original manuals, disks, and books (still haven't gone through them all), and even a Compaq Portable were headed to the trash pile! There is no room in my Accord for anyone but the driver right now, and I am looking forward to going through all of it this weekend. I'm hoping since it was all stored properly and in a climate-controlled environment that it should still be in good condition. 🤞
how much are they worth now? Are they worth keeping?
@@lisarm100 I have no idea. I have never priced them, and I imagine they are worth keeping to people who want them of course.
I did your test and put a new power supply and still nothing . I can control the ir light on and off from the menu on the computer but thats it the screen is black from the video . What the next thing to try ? I have ir light that I 'm able to turn on and off . Did you have ir lights working with your bad power supply ?
Actually I did now that I think of it. It wouldn’t hurt to disassemble it. I still use some of my original cameras and took apart one a couple of months ago. Although it still kept the moisture out well, there was corrosion on some contacts and at some SMD capacitors. I took it apart and gave a good scrubbing with white vinegar at some points and topped it off with a little de-ox, which helps to keep the corrosion at bay and it worked for me. Of course on this one it was more than the power supply, but the supplies can fool you by lighting the ir leds but then fails when trying to boot the network board for the camera.